Caroline Baccene grew up in the middle of nowhere, South Carolina, where she developed a love of reading, writing, acting, gardening, and caring for all types of animals. She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Early Childhood Education and was a teacher for five years. She currently resides in South Carolina with her husband and son.

She is the author of the novels Breathing in the Fog and A Beautiful Lily.

Baccene’s short story “The Charred Grape” appears in Recipes for Romance: A Sweet Valentine’s Day Anthology (2025) and is available as an extended edition from Attic Ebooks, "Of Sound Mind" appears in Not As It Seems: A Gothic Anthology (2025), “One Perfect Gift” appears in The Gift Exchange: A YA Holiday Anthology (2025), “A Place Called Family” appears in Home for the Holidays: A Christmastime Anthology (2025), and “When You Know, You Know” appears in Just One . . . : A Summer Romance Anthology (2025).

Follow Baccene on Instagram @caroline_baccene, Facebook @CarolineBaccene, and her author website.